TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1989//
TI  - Effects of noise on a simple visual attentional task
JO  - Perceptual and motor skills
A1  - Britton, L. A.
A1  - Delay, E. R.
SP  - 875
EP  - 878
VL  - 68
IS  - 3
N2  - 15 male and 15 female subjects scanned an array of lights during one of three types of white-noise conditions (continuous, 1-Hz pulse rate, and 10-Hz pulse rate) at 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90 dB. Detection of light stimuli increased under the lower intensities and decreased under the higher intensities in the continuous and the 1-Hz pulse-rate conditions, but decreased as intensity increased in 10-Hz pulse-rate noise. Detection of peripheral stimuli was greatest during continuous noise and lowest during 10-Hz pulse-rate noise. These data are interpreted in terms of changes in attentional focus which result from altered levels of arousal.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0031-5125
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pms.1989.68.3.875
ID  - ref1
ER  -